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Central Varsity
Central varsity for Jammu main issue for BJP: Gupta
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Samiti rejects Dy CM’s proposal
3 militants killed near LoC
Girl killed, 40 injured in windstorm
Curbs go as Assembly moves to new complex
Tributes paid to departed MLAs
Migrants to boycott I-Day celebrations
Budha Amarnath yatra flagged off
Killing of peace activist
Removal of CM sought
110 truce violations in three years
Budget to be presented on August 10
Yaseen Malik released
Shopkeeper roughed up for passing lewd comments
Woman commits suicide
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Central Varsity
Jammu, July 27 The students led by Sahil Choudhary, a JJM activist, boycotted classes in Government Gandhi Memorial (GGM) Science College, whereas in the SPMR College of Commerce the students led by Sumit Gupta, Ashutosh and Sanjay Sharma boycotted classes. Addressing the gathering, JJM leader Sunil Sharma said, “Discrimination against Jammu cannot be tolerated and we are ready to fight against the anti-Jammu policies of the NC-Congress government.” In MAM College, the students led by JJM activist Thakur Virender Singh and JJM president Pushvinder Singh Manhas boycotted classes. In Government College for Women (GCW), Gandhi Nagar, girl students were led by JJM activist Urvashi and the protesters were addressed by Pratap Singh, another JJM leader. Meanwhile, the JJM activists’ dharna at the Shahidi Sathal of GGM Science College in support of the university in Jammu entered the sixth day today. Traffic blocked
Meanwhile, activists of the Central University Joint Action Committee (CUJAC) today held a protest in front of the university gate and disrupted the movement of traffic by blocking the main road for around 20 minutes. The protesters forced police personal from Jammu University to close the gate due to which many students faced a lot of hardships today. The protesters demanded that the government should immediately set up a central university in Jammu. While addressing a press conference here, Taloor, organising secretary of the committee, said the committee would give a call for complete Jammu Bandh after July 29. He said the government should first set up a central university in Jammu and then another in Kashmir. Meanwhile, the All-India Students Federation (AISF) today observed a one-day hunger strike. Riaj Atish, general secretary of the federation, warned the government to stop discrimination with the Jammu region and appealed the government to deliver justice to the people of Jammu. He said the activists of the AISF would continue the hunger strike on district-level till the issue was settled down completely. |
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Central varsity for Jammu main issue for BJP: Gupta
Srinagar, July 27 Addressing a press conference here, Gupta said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced a central university for Jammu during his visit but the state government had now confused the issue. State Congress president Saifudin Soze had yesterday clarified that he had also written to the Prime Minister to allow a central university each in both provinces He said 10 MLAs of his party, three of the Panthers Party and independent MLA Ashwani Kumar today held a dharna in the Assembly and would continue to agitate for it. Speaking about issues his party would highlight during the Assembly session, Gupta said crops had suffered a lot as the Jammu region was reeling under drought. “The state government should pay immediate attention to it,” he said. The senior BJP leader said a malicious campaign was being run against security forces in the valley and they had been blamed for all crimes, even unsubstantiated ones. When asked for his party’s stand on the Shopian incident, he said they stood for punishment for the guilty but would not allow the police or security forces to be maligned without any evidence. |
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Samiti rejects Dy CM’s proposal
Jammu, July 27 "We outrightly reject this proposal mooted by Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand at a meeting held recently here with representatives of
various political parties," samiti spokesman Narinder Singh told PTI here. “Our stand is that the proposed central university should be established in the Jammu region, as promised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a convocation of Jammu University last year, he said. The samiti leader alleged the government was misleading the people of Jammu on the issue and it was now finding pretexts to delay the process. — PTI |
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3 militants killed near LoC
Srinagar, July 27 The gunfight broke out in the wee hours at Eagle Post in Karnah in Kupwara’s Tangdhar sector, 140 km from here, after troops challenged a group of heavily armed militants. One militant was killed three days ago by the Army while his accomplices had managed to flee. The spokesman said the Army had laid multiple ambushes in the area after noticing the movement of militants attempting to sneak into this side of the border. The militants were trapped and asked to surrender, but they opened fire, he said. The spokesman said a huge cache of arms and ammunition was seized from them. The identity and group affiliation of the militants were yet to be found. A search operation had been launched to look for more militants in the area. Arms, ammunition seized
Poonch: A huge cache of arms and ammunition were seized from a militant hideout in Kenu forest in Poonch district yesterday, official sources said. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF and the police launched an operation in the Kenu forest in Mandi, about 285 km from Jammu, and busted a militant hideout. A huge cache of arms and ammunitions, including five kg of RDX, five electric detonators, one Chinese pistol with one magazine and four rounds, four AK magazines, 208 AK rounds, one RPG booster, a RPG round, one satellite phone and a mobile phone, were seized from the hideout. |
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Girl killed, 40 injured in windstorm
Srinagar, July 27 The windstorm also caused damage to fruit crop over 7,000 hectares, while several power installations and other public property were also badly affected, officials here said. An injured has been shifted to the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), another to the Bones and Joints Hospital, Srinagar, two to the sub-district hospital, Handwara, while the rest have been discharged after first aid. Omar visited the affected villages soon after the conclusion of the Assembly session here. He announced Rs 5 crore as immediate relief for the affected families, an official spokesman here said. The Chief Minister asked Raman Bhalla, Minister for Revenue and Relief, who was accompanying him, to stay at Handwara to get details of the losses so that a comprehensive damage report could be prepared for relief and rehabilitation. He gave directions to the officers to formulate the damage report as early as possible. The Chief Minister went house to house travelling the distance on foot to express solidarity with the affected people. He visited the house of Mohammad Sultan Khan at Vadpora, Handwara, whose daughter, Shamima, 22, died in the windstorm. He expressed sympathy with the bereaved family. The Chief Minister visited Kulangam, Vadpora, Chugal, Kultora, Gulpora, Handwara, Langate and other villages to assess the damages. Meanwhile, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti also visited Handwara, Langate and other adjoining areas, including Wadpora, to express solidarity with the affected people. She went to the house of Shamima to convey her condolences to the bereaved family. Accompanied by party general secretary Mohammad Dilawar Mir and Nizamudin Bhat, MLA, the PDP president went round different localities where houses had been severely damaged and property lost. She asked the administration to speed up rehabilitation and provide alternate accommodation to those whose houses had been severely damaged. |
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Curbs go as Assembly moves to new complex
Srinagar, July 27 However, there were no such blues today as heavy traffic plied amidst usual chaos and shops remained opened throughout the day, much to the relief of the common man. Officials said they relaxed the security measures with the inauguration of new Assembly complex, which would see its first full-fledged session. The completion of new complex was one of the achievements of previous Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad as the project had been hanging fire since the days Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. Though the new complex is close to the old complex, its secure topography has allowed the government to do away many unpleasant exercises. Hundreds of shops around Budshah bridge, a commercial hub, would remain closed for weeks when the Assembly would be in session as the security apparatus took no risk. “We would suffer huge damages and beginning of Assembly sessions was bad news for us,” Mohammad Asrar, a dry fruits trader, told The Tribune. Traffic was also not allowed on the main road, forcing the people to take a long detour and people rushing to Srinagar for emergency purposes like medical treatment suffered enormously. |
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Tributes paid to departed MLAs
Srinagar, July 27 He said this while speaking during the obituary reference to six former legislators and parliamentarians on the first day of the Assembly session here today after the PDP members were marshalled out following the incident of mike snatching. The obituary reference was moved by Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone to pay homage to Ram Piara Saraf, a member of the Constituent Assembly and former MLA, Mansukh Raj, a member of the Constituent Assembly and former MLC, Ghulam Rasool Dar, a former MLA, Jagdish Raj Dubey and Ghulam Moni-ud-din-Shawl, former MPs. The obituary reference was passed and rich tributes were paid to the departed leaders despite the mike-snatching incident. “You cannot win elections or hearts of the people by disturbing proceedings, riding on desks and snatching mikes and papers from the Speaker,” Omar said. All issues could be raised at the appropriate time during the session, which is more than one month, the Chief Minister added. The Chief Minister said he would ask the finance and law ministers to work out some scheme to provide financial support to the needy former legislators. |
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Protest over ban on inter-district recruitments held
Jammu, July 27 The Bill is aimed at banning the inter-district recruitments in various subordinate services in the state. The protest rally was attended by a large number of members of the Sabha who had come from various parts of the state. Piran Ditta, convener of the Sabha, said the SC and the ST communities were peace loving and the government should refrain from testing their patience and should not deprive them of their due rights to participate in the governance of the state. “We warn the state government to desist from the nefarious designs of banning the inter-district recruitments in the state, otherwise the community would be left with no option but to resolve on to agitation,” Ditta said. Meanwhile, senior Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma in a statement issued here said the inter-district recruitment in the state was a good step and should be continued for the unemployed educated youth of the state. He said any move to ban it would be detrimental for the SCs, STs and other backward classes of the state. |
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Migrants to boycott I-Day celebrations
Jammu, July 27 While addressing a press conference here today, Desh Rattan Pandita, national president of the committee, said the Union Home Ministry should come forward with a proper and effective plan for the return of the Kashmiri Pandits to the valley. He highlighted various demands, including the allotment of flats constructed at Sheikhpora (Badgam) and Mattan (Anantnag), a financial package for those who had crossed the age limit for government jobs, employment for the unemployed Kashmiri Pandit youths and enhancement in cash assistance from Rs 4,000 to Rs 10,000 per family keeping in view the price rise. Addressing the gathering, Vir Ji, chairman of the committee, alleged that the central assistance to the state for education, health and some development purposes were never given to the camp dwellers, and as a result hundreds of youths from poor families left pursuing education. |
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Budha Amarnath yatra flagged off
Jammu, July 27 According to official sources, the first batch comprising 1000 pilgrims this morning left for the shrine located in the Mandi area of Poonch district. “While about 750 pilgrims left under a heavy security cover from the base camp of Ved Mandir at Amphalla in a
fleet of 22 vehicles, the remaining would join them from Rajouri” said an official source. The annual yatra will conclude
on August 3. |
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Killing of peace activist
Jammu, July 27 Meanwhile, members of the Government Employees and Workers Federation, Samba, led by its provincial president Narotam Singh Sambyal, resolved to force the government to conduct a judicial inquiry into the killing of Hoshiar Singh and his wife Shashi Bala. The federation members said it was shameful on the part of the state government that it had failed to conduct any inquiry into the killing of the peace activist and
his wife. “If there is no conspiracy behind the killing, why the government is not coming out with facts. To clear the air, it should conduct a judicial inquiry into the killing,” said Narotam Singh. |
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Removal of CM sought
Jammu, July 27 Addressing a press conference in Jammu, PRM leader Rajinder Jamwal termed Omar as a childish leader who was following communal politics and was bent to divide the state on sectarian lines. “The shifting of central university to Kashmir is a clear-cut discrimination with the people of the Jammu region; this clearly shows the communal and sectarian attitude of the state government led by Omar Abdullah,” he said. He said in 2007 the Prime Minister had announced that the central university would be opened in Jammu, but they were trying to create division in the state by proposing to shift the university to Kashmir valley. The people of Jammu will not tolerate this sheer injustice with them,” Jamwal said. |
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110 truce violations in three years
New Delhi, July 27 “A total of 110 incidents of ceasefire violations have taken place along the LoC in the state since 2006. These include 47 incidents of trans-LoC firing... our troops have suffered nine fatal
and 25 minor casualties,” Defence Minister AK Antony said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. A maximum of 77 such incidents had taken place in 2008, 21 in the 2007 and three
in 2006. “Nine violations have taken place so far this year,” he said. Antony said the Indian troops take strong action against any attempts to violate the LoC violation while maintaining adequate restraint to prevent escalation.
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Budget to be presented on August 10
Srinagar, July 27 The Centre had approved a Rs 5500-crore annual plan, besides Rs. 1200 crore under the PMRP. Rather said the state was likely to receive another package of Rs. 1900 crore for centrally sponsored schemes. Rather was speaking at a joint meeting of Congress and NC legislators here last evening. |
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Yaseen Malik released
Srinagar, July 27 A police party deployed at Maisuma residence of Malik since April 23 was withdrawn this morning and within hours of his release the separatist leader left for Handwara in Kupwara district of north Kashmir to meet the people affected by a storm there, officials said.
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Shopkeeper roughed up for passing lewd comments
Srinagar, July 27 The incident happened at the main bus stand in Anantnag town last night after some pedestrians alleged that they had heard Muzaffer Ahmad Haru passing lewd comments on a woman, official sources said today. The mob roughed up Haru and handed him over to the police. A case has been registered against him. Irked crowd also pelted stones at Haru's shop and set ablaze some articles kept on the roadside. A case of arson has
been registered in this regard. — PTI |
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Woman commits suicide
Srinagar, July 27 The motive behind the extreme step was not immediately known.
— PTI |
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